The International Olympic Committee announced the disqualification of five Russian athletes in connection with the investigation of doping at the Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Biathletes Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina have been suspended from participation in all Olympic Games. As a result, Russia lost Vilukhina's silver in the sprint and silver in the relay, in which both Romanova and Vilukhina participated.

On November 25, undefeated Russian mixed martial artist Khabib Nurmagomedov published a graphic photograph on Instagram showing his friend Akim Kuliyev on a stretcher, covered in blood with wounds to his arm and stomach. Dagestani police in Rutul have accused Kuliyev and two other locals of setting fire to the town administration building, and charged them with possessing illegal drugs and weapons.

A US citizen died on board a plane flying from New York to Moscow. According to Interfax, citing a source, he was 30 years old. The interlocutor of the agency said that the passenger "felt bad, his condition worsened in a few minutes, and he died." The cause of death is unknown. Interfax does not name the airline that the deceased American flew.

Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle announced the engagement on November 27. Such a message was distributed by the press service of the royal family. Then Harry and Megan went to reporters and answered questions. The wedding is scheduled for the spring of 2018.

A volcano is erupting in Bali. We asked Russian tourists what is happening there Petra Simkova / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta On the island of Bali in Indonesia, the Aguung volcano is erupted . The authorities announced that about 100 thousand people were evacuated (though not everyone agreed to do it) and closed the DenPasar airport.

The Polish historian Henryk Glembotsky was expelled from Russia in response to the expulsion of a Russian historian from Poland “on absurd charges”. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. Zakharova did not name the exiled Russian historian. Obviously, she had in mind the professor of the Novosibirsk State Technical University Dmitry Karnaukhov.

Ulyukaev told how he exchanged jokes with Sechin - and became the accused of a bribe in the case. Report "Medusa" Alexander Shcherbak / TASS / Vida Press Alexey Ulyukaev in court on November 27 On November 27, the former Minister of Economic Development of Russia, Alexei Ulyukaev, gave its testimony in the Zamoskvoretsky district court of Moscow.

November 27. Prince Harry marries, deer die in Norway Main Alexei Ulyukaev desperately to wait for Igor Sechin in court and himself first testified. Ulyukaev said that he did not demand a bribe from Sechin and expected to get not money, but the wine , which Sechin himself promised him. The fighter, champion of Europe and the world Khabib Nurmagomedov said that his friend was tortured in the police . According to the athlete, in protest, he revealed his stomach.

Members of the crews of three motor ships of the Dagestan company Invest announced an unlimited hunger strike in protest against the arrest of their ships, TASS reports . The ships of the Mumphako, Torik and the Caspian were arrested on April 21, the Blackovik publication writes . Since then, ships have been in the port of Astrakhan. Due to their arrest without work, about 300 sailors remain, TASS told an anonymous source at the Invest company.

On November 25, Khabib Nurmagomedov, a multiple champion of Russia, Europe and the world in various types of wrestling, posted on Instagram a picture of his friend Akim Kuliev - severe injuries are visible on his body. Kuliev and two other residents of the Dagestan regional center Rutul were accused of setting fire to the local administration building, as well as possession of drugs and weapons.

Visitors to Moscow’s Zaryadye Park can purchase a neat souvenir: a puzzle map of Russia where each wooden piece makes up one of the country’s federal regions. The puzzle is on display in the park’s gift shop, where you’re free to move around the pieces on a magnetic plate. There is, however, one exception: Crimea has been glued in place (inaccurately far from the Krasnodar Krai, in fact). Классные сувениры в Зарядье продаются Опубликовано Иваном Колпаковым 25 ноября 2017 г.

In St. Petersburg, ultrasound doctor Sergei Afanasiev-Kadomtsev was detained and placed under guard on suspicion of inciting terrorism and inciting hatred against the Orthodox, Fontanka reports. According to the publication, the 36-year-old doctor has repeatedly disseminated offensive information on social networks about the private clinics where he worked and former colleagues.

How the former economic development minister's testimony differs from what prosecutors told the court Gennady Gulyayev / Kommersant Alexey Ulyukayev before he addressed Moscow’s Zamoskvoretsky Court on November 27, 2017 For the first time, former Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev has explained how he views the events that lead investigators to charge him with soliciting a $2-million bribe from Igor Sechin for greenlighting Rosneft’s acquisition of a stake in the oil company

The birthday of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, February 21, has been officially declared a public holiday in the country, writes local publication The Herald. The holiday was named Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day. The Zimbabwean government decided to make Mugabe's birthday a public holiday back in August 2017, following requests from the youth wing of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a London-based human rights organization, claims that at least 34 civilians, including 15 children, have died as a result of the bombing of Russian aviation groups in Syria. According to the BBC, we are talking about 53 dead. The bombing took place on Sunday, November 26, near the village of Al-Shafah in the province of Deir ez-Zor. The Russian Defense Ministry stated that they did not carry out strikes on the village of Al-Shafah.